The Cricket on the Hearth

By Charles Dickens

A mysterious stranger disrupts a family's peace, guided by a chirping guardian.

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John Peerybingle's peaceful life with his wife Dot and their baby is upended when a mysterious stranger arrives at their home. As the cricket on the hearth chirps its protective tune, secrets unfold, testing the bonds of family and trust. What truths will emerge, and can the cricket's magic restore harmony? Discover a tale of mystery and moral lessons wrapped in holiday warmth.

From the publisher

Charles Dickens’ The Cricket on the Hearth, A Fairy Tale of Home is a novella about John Peerybingle, a carrier, his wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket on the hearth constantly chirps and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle’s house. Like A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, in The Cricket on the Hearth there is a moral message along with a warm holiday feeling.

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